Ever since I started working I no longer have free weekends. Although working is fun, i do miss my weekends. If any of you are ever near Southdale, feel free to stop by! I work from 10:45am to 7pm this saturday and 5:30 to 9 on monday.
Emma occasionally likes to pretend that she is asleep. She really thinks that she is fooling me. Unfortunately she doesnt realize that I can see that she has her eyes cracked open a little bit and is smiling. She holds completely still, pretending to be asleep! Little faker.
I had my first encounter with a shoplifter yesterday. I was working in a different section of the store since I picked up an open shift last night. I was walking around putting away clothes when I saw someone putting on a green sweater. She looked right at me while she was doing it and immediately walked away WITH HER BABY. She stole something in front of her kid! Who does that? I went back there to make sure that she had actually stolen something and sure enough there was an empty hanger and tags on the floor. Unfortunately she dissapeared before I could call security. My manager said not to worry about it since she stole something cheap off from the sale rack. It wasnt really worth our time. My manager told me about her first shoplifting experience back when she worked at a different store. A guy in a big coat stuck some shirts in his coat, smiled at her, and left the store. i dont understand why people do this right in front of employees, and then smile at them!
because everything is recyclable. If you dont want something all you have to do is put it on the garbage can and it will be gone by morning!
So now that I’ve got this job, after some saving, Mike and I will be able to afford to move into a bigger apartment. The one that we just looked at last week is HUGE and CHEAP. It is called a 2 bedroom, but it technically has 3. It also has a living room and a dining room (and bathroom and kitchen of course). It is seriously as big as the first floor of a small house. I am so freaking excited to move out in May. We werent allowed to take pictures since someone is in the process of moving out, but I will post some pictures once i get them. It is lead safe and everything. I am so excited since we will finally be able to have guests over since we will actually have room for them. Mike and I also love to cook, so having a larger kitchen is a definite plus. This move is going to be hard though since it is our 3rd move in the last year and we lead very busy lives.
Emma also hit the big 6 months on sunday. She had her shots today, which of course were not fun. The ped told us that she was doing great and they were very impressed by her health. I find it so interesting that although I had some problems during my pregnancy Emma turned out just fine. It feels great to have a healthy baby. Just one less thing for me to worry about.
I try to cook something new every single week. Beef stew is on the menue for this week. This is one of Mike’s favorite meals so I am proud to cook it for him. I mostly try to stick to cooking chicken since it is better than red meat. For the past few weeks I have been cooking a lot of chili for some reason. We have been eating it so fast. I think that it is a great meal to eat during the middle of winter. It just warms you right up. I also finally found a way of cooking that we both like. I like it spicy so I had to figure out how to do it in a way that Mike would like. I found it and now we can’t stop eating it. Any ideas on what we would like for dinner?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact that Emma doesn’t have two sets of Grandparents recently. Emma woke up while Rhea and I were doing homework together and was very agitated. I think that she was just sick of being home. So we decided to go for a ride. We went to Caribou, but they were just closing. We still did not want to go home so we called Rhea’s parents to see if we go visit them since they love seeing Emma so much. While we were there I decided to ask them if they would be Emma’s second set of Grandparents. They said yes! and now Emma has the two sets of Grandparents that she deserves. Thank you Mark and Lynda! I guess in a way this makes Rhea and I sisters.
So I went to the dentist for the second time this year. I hadn’t gone for a year and half before the first time this year so I had to schedule a second cleaning (and a third next month). I honestly wouldnt recommend waiting a year and a half to go without a cleaning, your teeth can get pretty bad over that amount of time. None of the cleaning hurt, it was just tedious and annoying. I brush and floss my teeth every day and they still needed the extra cleaning! I never really understood the exact importance of brushing your teeth until today; if you don’t brush your teeth and get regular cleanings, you better start now. I was talking with the dentist and she told me that often people come in who have not been flossing their teeth. Apparently it stinks when she does it for them. Ew. I don’t think that I want to be a dentist. I also got 8 sealants on my right side of my mouth (i’ll get the rest next time). Apparently they have started putting sealants on the teeth before your molars. That’s fine with me, I don’t want cavities!
On a side note, Emma rolled over from her back to her tummy yesterday! She doesn’t do it very often; she would rather roll over onto her side. So, she can do it if she wants to.
So, Mike and I got to go on our first date by ourselves in 5 months last night. Rhea was kind enough to watch Emma for us while we were gone. Emma did great with her! Of course she cried a little, but Rhea sees her often enough where Emma knows who she is and is not afraid to be alone with her for a couple of hours. It was WONDERFUL to get some time for just the two of us. We went to a cute Italian restaurant called Vescios for dinner. They gave each woman that came into the place a red carnation when they sat you. There was a cute candle in the middle of each table and dimmed lighting. It was very romantic.
After dinner Mike gave me a stuffed bunny and bear along with a box of chocolates. We went home and Rhea told us that Emma had worn her out while we were gone. She wanted to be held the ENTIRE time. I told her to try doing that every day. Emma just loves attention and we give her as much as she wants. We got one of those baby carriers where you strap the baby to you and it has been a lifesaver. We can play video games while she’s attached to you or get a drink among other things. It frees your hands for a little while. We use it almost every day for a little while.
I was doing laundry the other day and all was going normally until I went downstairs to put the loads into the dryer. I saw some clothes in the waste basket and realized that the shirt lying on top was my tank top! It was wet and clean, but in the trash. I have no idea how it got there and why it was the only thing of ours that was in the trash. My guess is that someone was going through our laundry and heard me coming while he/she was in the middle of doing it. How else could have ONE article of clothing been thrown in the trash? I love these apartments…